You might not guess it, but toads are surprisingly adept diggers. Despite their squat, bumpy bodies, toads are surprisingly skilled at digging. These humble amphibians use burrowing as a key part of ...

Fieldwork in archaeology helped me understand emotional boundaries, pacing, and the layered process of living with bipolar disorder. I never expected that brushing dirt off ancient artifacts would ...

There’s a primal satisfaction to the act of digging into the earth. It begins with the firm, cool resistance of the topsoil, a dense layer yielding slowly to the purposeful push of fingers or the ...

I feel good when I garden, and I think you might, too. I didn’t learn about the health benefits of digging in the dirt during my medical training, but it turns out there is scientific research — as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The connection between soil and mental health, or health in general, was first suggested several decades ago. In 1989, ...

Do you associate vegetable gardening with the heat of summer, like fireworks on the Fourth of July or the drone of air conditioners on an August afternoon? The amazing thing about California is that ...